Confessions of Guilt

by Thomas C. George III and Richard A. Leo

How did the United States, a nation known for protecting the "right to remain silent" become notorious for condoning and using controversial tactics like water boarding and extraordinary rendition to extract information? What forces determine the laws that define acceptable interrogation techniques and how do they shift so quickly from one extreme to another?

In Confessions of Guilt, esteemed scholars George C. Thomas III and Richard A. Leo...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195338936
• ISBN13: 9780195338935
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Academic
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.3"